México
México
Objetivo. Determinar la asociación entre mala autopercepción de salud oral y fragilidad en personas mayores. Material y métodos. Estudio transversal en personas mayores de la Ciudad de México. La autopercepción de salud oral se midió con el Geriatric/General Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI) y la fragilidad con el fenotipo de Fried y colaboradores. Resultados. 1 173 personas mayores, media de edad de 66.0 (5.7) años, mujeres 46.1% (n=541). La media (IC95%) de GOHAI-Sp fue de 49.2 (48.9-49.6). El 9.2% (n=108) presentaron fragilidad, 59.9% (n=703) prefrágil y 30.9% (n=362) no frágiles. La fuerza de asociación (RM) para mala autopercepción de salud oral y frágil fue RM 2.4 (IC95% 1.5,3.7) y RM ajustada RM 1.7 (IC95% 1.1,2.8), referencia no frágil. No existe asociación significativa para la mala auto-percepción de salud oral y prefrágil. Conclusión. La mala autopercepción de salud oral se asocia con la presencia de fragilidad en personas mayores.
Objective. To determine the association between poor self-perceived oral health and frailty in older people. Ma-terials and methods. Cross-sectional study in older people beneficiaries of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) of Mexico City. For oral health self-perception, the General/Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI) was used. Select the frailty phenotype described by Fried and colleagues (frail, pre-frail, and no frail). Results. A total of 1 173 old people (60 years and older) with an average age of 66.0 (5.7) years, women 46.1% (n=541). The mean (95%CI) of GOHAI-Sp was 49.2 (48.9-49.6). Was considered 9.2% (n=108) frail, 59.9% (n=703) pre-frail and 30.9% (n=362) no frail. The strength of association (odds ratio, OR) for poor self-perception of oral health and frail was OR 2.4 (95%CI 1.5,3.7) and adjusted OR 1.7 (95%CI 1.1,2.8) used as a reference for non-fragile. There is no significant association between poor self-perception of oral health and pre-frail. Conclusion. Poor self-perceived oral health may be an indicator of the presence of frailty in old people.
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